Ascidiacea |
Aplousobranchia |
Clavelinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 865). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: Canada to Mexico. Temperate to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ascidiacea are hermaphroditic; both cross- and self-fertilization is typical. Life cycle: Eggs develop into lecithotrophic larva before metamorphosing into benthic adults.
Tokioka, T. 1963. (Ref. 3705)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.3 - 25.8, mean 14.6 (based on 193 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.